Preface
Acknowledgements
Prologue: The Paradox Known as Mister Abbott
Chapter 1: Pounding and Progressing on 42nd Street (1913-1925)
The Misleading Lady; Lightnin’ Daddies; The Broken Wing; Dulcy;
Zander the Great; White Desert; Hell Bent for Heaven; Lazybones;
Processional
Chapter 2: If You Want it Done Right, Write It and Direct It
Yourself (1925-1934)
The Fall Guy; A Holy Terror; Love ’Em and Leave ’Em; Broadway;
Chicago; Spread Eagle; Four Walls; Coquette; Bless You, Sister;
Gentlemen of the Press; Ringside; Jarnegan Poppa; Those We Love;
Louder, Please; The Great Magoo; Small Miracle; Ladies’ Money; Page
Miss Glory
Chapter 3: If You Really Want It Done Better, Produce It Yourself
(1932-1940)
Lilly Turner; Heat Lightning; The Drums Begin; John Brown; Kill
that Story; Sweet River; Angel Island; Brown Sugar; The Primrose
Path; Ring Two; The Unconquered; Goodbye in the Night
Chapter 4: How Did I Get Typecast in Farce? (1932-1939)
Twentieth Century; Boy Meets Girl; Three Men on a Horse; Brother
Rat; Room Service; All that Glitters; What a Life; See My
Lawyer
Chapter 5: The Celluloid Sidestep (1918-1931)
The Imposter; The Carnival Man; The Bishops Candlesticks; Why Bring
that Up?; The Saturday Night Kid; Halfway to Heaven; All Quiet on
the Western Front; Manslaughter; The Sea God; Stolen Heaven;
Secrets of a Diary; My Sin; The Cheat
Chapter 6: Adding Songwriters to the Mix (1935-1945)
Jumbo; On Your Toes; The Boys from Syracuse; Too Many Girls; Best
Foot Forward; Beat the Band
Chapter 7: Entertaining the Homefront (1942-1945)
Jason; Kiss & Tell; Get Away, Old Man; A Highland Fling; Snafu
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Chapter 8: Working with New (and Usually Younger) Faces
(1944-1949)
On the Town; Billion Dollar Baby; Barefoot Boy with Cheek; High
Button Shoes; Look Ma, I’m Dancin’; Where’s Charley?; Touch and
Go
Chapter 9: Post-War Blues (1946-1961)
The Dancer; It Takes Two; Mrs. Gibbons’ Boys; The Number; In Any
Language; Drink to Me; Only; A Call on Kuprin; The Skin of Our
Teeth (revival)
Chapter 10: That’s Entertainment? (1940-1960)
Pal Joey; Beggar’s Holiday; A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; New Girl in
Town; Fiorello!; Tenderloin
Chapter 11: All They Want Is Musicals (1950-1955)
Call Me Madam; Out of This World; Wonderful Town; Me and Juliet;
The Pajama Game; On Your Toes (revival); Damn Yankees
Chapter 12: Ignoring the Sixties (1959-1962)
Take Her, She’s Mine; Never Too Late; Once Upon a Mattress; A Funny
Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Chapter 13: Almost But Not Quite (1964-1989)
Fade Out – Fade In; Flora, the Red Menace; Anya; Help Stamp Out
Marriage!; Agatha Sue, I Love You; How Now, Dow Jones; The
Education of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N; The Fig Leaves Are Falling;
Norman, Is That You?; Not Now, Darling; Music Is; Tropicana;
Frankie
Chapter 14: Looking Back with Dubious Success (1969-1994)
Three Men on a Horse (revival); The Pajama Game (revival); On Your
Toes (revival); Broadway (revival); Damn Yankees (revival)
Epilogue: No Exit Music, Please
Appendices: George Abbott’s New York Theatre Productions
George Abbott's Films
George Abbott’s Awards and Honors
End Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
About the Author
The first full length study of the remarkable Broadway career of producer, director and writer George Abbott, the man behind hit shows from The Pajama Game to Once Upon a Mattress .
Thomas Hischak retired from full time teaching in New York State and now teaches theatre and part time at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida, USA. He is the author of over 30 non-fiction books on theatre, film and popular music.
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